The Coconut Revolution (2001, 50min) (480x360)

Bougainville, with a populations of only 160,000 has managed to close and keep closed one of the biggest mines in the world. They have held their ground for a decade with antique weapons and home-made guns. These people have taken on the biggest mining company in the world and won.

Ripped from the DVD "Indigenous Resistance in New Guinea" made by Solidarity South Pacific: www.eco-action.org/ssp - respect!

The people of Bougainville.
collaborator: Solidarity South Pacific

Category:

News & Politics

Tags:

• Bougainville
• Indigenous Resistance
• New Guinea
• mining
• war
• liberation
• politics
• military
• Melanesia

[Agora2021]

Well that was pretty amazing.

[TheFrackoff]

Congratulations to the brave Bougainville people from Romania ! Please do not fall back under the domination of money masters that destroyed your island to begin with. If you need money (the capitalists power) , then issue your own money democratically through LETS systems , Local Exchange Trade Systems - google it - and you have all the money you need in this world. If i could afford such a trip , i would come to your island right now to help.

Feel free to contact me if you want more info.

[tricciboo]

lived there also wonderful people..never new that you guys still at war. Thats amazing or have I got it wrong??? bit confussing. I think I need to do more research on this...a friend sent me small article on Bougainville..Coconut Revolution 2001.. and their land rights.

[malachy1847]

Your Right in regard to 'The Modern World' But for Resources it's the old story... Fool me once shame on you... fool me twice shame on me.. India and China are going around the would buying up these resources for a pastime.... I hope im wrong but very little seems to trickle down to Nation states who sit at those Tables...the likes of 'Zambian Copper' being case in point, Like playing Blackjack 'The House Wins' Those at the top will get kickbacks and those at the bottom are no better off..

[mryellow123]

@malachy1847 Now that they've only got a big hole in the ground, a poison river and have trouble with food due to lack of traditional hunting grounds, it kinda makes sense to invite the Chinese in..... Long as they get services in exchange.... but really the "modern world" people crave is not all it's cracked up to be.

Seems like the usual.... people being sucked in by the promises of politicians.

[malachy1847]

@mryellow123 Once again the Imperialist is lurking in those Dark corners playing ..a Long Game.. brings a new meaning to 'The Chinese Takaway'

[Ashphodelic]

Ordinary people WILL prevail over these corporate giants... Australia slips a little more in my mind, from advertising itself in the world as a nation of equality... sick!

[mryellow123]

@swoosieb There is peace now.

John Momis is their president, who is PNG's former ambassador to China, with talk of the mine being reopened. His stated priorities are disarming the people and integrating with PNG.

The people seem happy to not be at war with their PNG brothers but it would appear the memory of what they lost has been replaced with hope for a new start in the big brave ugly world, which is all to happy to exploit them for another round if they'll let it.

[skycycle]

I wonder what happened to the bougainville ninja guy... could not find a mention of him on any of the sources online...

[kokero0973]

Every leader must clean their peoples boots !!

what a wise piece of advise !!